We have been working for a couple of months to put this together, it should be a lot of fun! Using a panel made up of several YouTube Model Builders, we all sit on a panel and discuss builds and take questions from the people watching. Find out more on my website www.digoxy.com/modelermanmike/liveshow/

While steam locomotives are completely outside of my normal modeling type and era (modern CSX), I have a long held fascination with Shay Locomotives in particular and logging lines in general.

I therefore couldn't resist the opportunity to buy a Keystone Locomotives 2 Truck Shay Kit on our local auction site.

Worked on installing the water tower today.

First mounted it on a piece of foam core as a base and painted a base coat of earth color.  I used foam as foundation for small hill and will add to it and cover with vegetation later.

When I first put it in place was a bit to close as the fill pipe would hit the engines, and had to move it back a bit.

I think a few of you asked to see the rockwork w/ actual trains in the pictures.  Still prepping for the RailFun open houses next weekend, I've declared the rockwork good enough for the moment, and restored operations.  Here's a few photos...

Well finally started on my first module for my new N-Scale DCC layout. The layout will be made up of modules 6ft long by 33" wide, with folding legs. And when folded the high will be 12” max.

The top is made of 3mm ply with 25mm foam. I still have to mount the back board and front facer, plus a coat of paint to seal it.

Here's the first of hopefully many posts documenting the build of SLRR.

It's a freelanced layout loosely based on industries that I grew up around on the CN Kingston Sub in Ontario, Canada.

The track plan is a series of industrials spurs on a short-line that connects to the CN Kingston Sub via staging.

I'm about to start a second layout, a German themed layout in H0 that will fill the space next to the G&AM.

View all of Great Uncle Benders photographs from his trip to Colorado in 1909, on the C&Sn3 blog at: 

http://coloradosouthern.blogspot.com/

Enjoy!

Darel